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Tuesday, 6 June 2023 779 [No 22 – 2023] Fifth Session, Sixth Parliament NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ________________________ INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER ______________________ Note: 1.

 Indicates an oral question.
Table of Contents Minister in The Presidency ................................................................................................................. 782 Minister of Defence and Military Veterans ........................................ 780, 781, 783, 786, 787, 788, 790 Minister of Home Affairs ............................................................................ 780, 781, 782, 784, 789, 790 Minister of International Relations and Cooperation .......................................................... 783, 788, 790 Minister of Justice and Correctional Services ............................................. 780, 782, 784, 785, 786, 789 Minister of Police ................................................................................ 779, 780, 781, 784, 785, 788, 789 QUESTIONS FOR ORAL REPLY WEDNESDAY, 14 JUNE 2023 CLUSTER 1: PEACE AND SECURITY 303.
Mr M G E Hendricks (Al Jamah-Ah) to ask the Minister of Police: (1) Whether he will intervene to prevent extortion from organised gangs on the Cape Flats which have led to the delay in housing projects; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether he has been informed that such criminal extortion rackets are also targeting local spaza shop business owners; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NO1514E 304.
NO1514E 304.

Rev K R J Meshoe (ACDP) to ask the Minister of Police: Whether there are any penalties against police officers for exposing complainants who lay charges and/or report offenders to the police; if not, why not; if so, what are the penalties?

NO2567E INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 22 - 2023 Tuesday, 6 June 2023 780 305.
Prof C T Msimang (IFP) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: Given that tens of thousands of persons were fined for infringements of the COVID-19 state of disaster regulations, which are restricting such persons from continuing with many aspects of their lives, by what date(s) will their criminal records be wiped and/or expunged?

NO2568E 306.
Prof C T Msimang (IFP) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: Given that his department heavily invests in international conferences such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Global Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum, and noting that many persons do not trust that the specified forum has been fruitful for the average citizen on the ground, what total number of (a) conferences of this nature has the management of his department attended since 30 May 2019 and (b) implemented policies have come out of such conferences?
NO2569E 307.

Ms Z Majozi (IFP) to ask the Minister of Police: Given the recent shooting of a witness outside court and a police station just a few minutes away in Wynberg (details furnished), what measures has the SA Police Service put in place to ensure stringent witness protection that curbs the intimidation, harassment, abuse and killing of good, honest citizens who highlight the flaws in the system of his department and ensure that justice is served?

NO2570E 308.
NO2570E 308.

Inkosi R N Cebekhulu (IFP) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: (1) (2) What happens to the surviving dependents of military veterans who have now passed on after waiting since last year for the promised grants to be rolled out to them as beneficiaries without much success; whether such surviving dependents of beneficiaries will be accommodated in the specified grants; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details surrounding the matter?

NO2571E 309.
Ms L L van der Merwe (IFP) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs: Considering that cross-border crime, particularly in the uMkhanyakude District Municipality, has left community members living in fear and that since the start of the year there have been countless incidents, including the murders of anti-crime activists, Mr Sandile Mteshe Tembe and Mr Judah Mthethwa, what steps has his department taken to combat cross-border crime in the absence of a fully functioning Border Management Authority?
NO2572E 310.
Ms L L van der Merwe (IFP) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs: (1) Whether, given that Mr Krasimir Kamenov, wanted under an Interpol Red Notice for crimes in Bulgaria, was shot dead in Cape Town and Mr Fulgence Kayishema, accused of participating in the Rwandan genocide and responsible for thousands of deaths, was arrested last week on a farm in Paarl, near Cape Town and noting that the two wanted international fugitives were located within our borders within the space of one week, his department had been informed that the specified criminals were within our borders; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 22 - 2023 Tuesday, 6 June 2023 781 (2) what are the relevant details of the kind of visas that were issued to the two criminals, which enabled them to be within the borders of the Republic?
NO2573E 311.

Mr A C Roos (DA) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs: What are the relevant details of the (a) court orders that have been made against his department since 1 April 2016 to put new and/or amended legislation that have not yet been complied with, in place and (b) deadlines for each specified order that has not been complied with yet?

NO2574E 312.
NO2574E 312.

Mr A C Roos (DA) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs: What mechanisms has his department implemented to oversee and ensure that funeral parlours and associations are vetted in terms of the Births and Deaths Registration Act, Act 51 of 1992, as amended?

NO2575E 313.

Mr A G Whitfield (DA) to ask the Minister of Police: What are the reasons for the decline of the total number of SA Police Service reservists from 52 054 in the 2011-12 financial year to 4 393 in the 2021-22 financial year?
NO2576E 314.

Mr A G Whitfield (DA) to ask the Minister of Police: Whether, considering that Gauteng and the Western Cape have taken steps to provide policing services within the specified provinces, he will commission a study on the devolution of policing powers to provincial governments; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NO2577E 315.
NO2577E 315.

Ms D Kohler (DA) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: (1) (2) Whether Defence Intelligence was informed that the Lady R would dock at Simon’s Town in December 2022; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, whether Defence Intelligence took any steps to prevent the specified ship from docking at Simon’s Town, especially in light of the alleged loading of arms; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

NO2578E 316.
Ms D Kohler (DA) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: (1) (2) Whether she has been invited to make a submission to the panel probing the docking of the Lady R at Simon’s Town in December 2022; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; whether she has held any official at Defence Intelligence accountable for allowing the specified ship to dock at Simon’s Town; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
NO2579E INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 22 - 2023 Tuesday, 6 June 2023 782 317.

Mr D J Stubbe (DA) to ask the Minister in The Presidency: Whether an evaluation committee for the security services has been established in terms of applicable legislation; if not, by what date will she establish the specified committee; if so, by what date will a report be tabled in Parliament?

NO2580E 318.
Adv G Breytenbach (DA) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: (1) (2) With reference to his indication on 20 April 2023 that Interpol’s Red Notices attached to Mr Rajesh Gupta and Mr Atul Gupta, which would pave the way for the brothers’ arrest to face fraud and money laundering charges in the Republic, were still active, what is the current status of the Government’s botched supplication to extradite the brothers from the United Arab Emirates; whether the Government has been informed of the brothers’ current whereabouts; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, by what date is it envisaged that the brothers will be rearrested?
NO2581E 319.

Adv G Breytenbach (DA) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: (a) By what date is it envisaged that he will table amending legislation in the National Assembly to establish a permanent Investigating Directorate within the National Prosecuting Authority and (b) what are the relevant details of the timelines in this regard?

NO2582E 320.
NO2582E 320.

Ms H Ismail (DA) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs: What are the details of the concrete steps that his department has taken to address the technological challenges hampering the roll-out of the e-visa system, which is understood to be a pivotal factor in bolstering the tourism sector in the Republic and facilitating international travel?

NO2583E 321.
NO2583E 321.

Ms H Ismail (DA) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs: What are the details of the (a) timelines for the comprehensive roll-out of e-visas in the Republic and (b) interim measures that his department has implemented to alleviate the burden on travelers whilst the technological challenges associated with the roll-out are being resolved?

NO2584E 322.
NO2584E 322.

Mr J Engelbrecht (DA) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: What total number of (a) applications for parole from qualifying inmates serving life sentences has he received since 1 January 2022 and (b) the specified applications have not been processed at the latest specified date for which information is available?

NO2585E 323.
NO2585E 323.

Mr J Engelbrecht (DA) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: On what grounds did his department appeal the March 2023 court judgment in favour of Correctional Services pensioners awaiting outstanding payment in relation to the occupation-specific dispensation agreement that his department has not honoured?

NO2586E INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 22 - 2023 Tuesday, 6 June 2023 783 324.
Mr S J F Marais (DA) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: (1) (2) What are the details of the outcomes of the Second Board of Inquiry established to inquire into the non payment of the 815 members from the Umzimvubu Regiment who reported for training and deployment as part of Operation Prosper in response to the 2021 civil uprisings; whether the specified 815 reserve force and regimental members have received the remuneration due to them for the period that they were at their base; if not, why not, if so, what are the relevant details?
NO2587E 325.
Mr S J F Marais (DA) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: Whether, with reference to the institution of an inquiry by the President of the Republic, Mr M C Ramaphosa, into matters surrounding the docking of the Russian vessel, Lady R, in Simonstown in December 2022, the import permits granted in 2019 and 2020 were still valid to offload Russian ammunition while the ship was docked and/or any applications for export permits for munitions to be loaded onto the specified vessel were received; if not, was the validity of the import permits extended by the National Conventional Arms Control Committee; if so, what are the details and reasons that the extension and the export permit application were not reported to the Joint Standing Committee on Defence?
NO2588E 326.

Mr M L Shelembe (DA) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: (1) (2) What are the reasons for the failure of her Department of Military Veterans to finalise the long-awaited subsidised public transport strategy for military veterans; whether she has taken any steps to keep military veterans informed of the specified reasons for the delays in finalising the specified strategy; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

NO2589E 327.
Mr M L Shelembe (DA) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: Whether she has held any engagements with the Minister of Human Settlements, Ms M T Kubayi, and/or the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Ms T Nkadimeng, to address the obstacles, like the unavailability of serviced sites and a lack of project management skills in provincial departments, that hamper the delivery of housing to military veterans, especially in provinces such as KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the details of the (a) dates and (b) outcomes of the engagements?
NO2590E 328.

Mr M Chetty (DA) to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation: What (a) is the total monthly cost of hiring venues at the Gallagher Convention Centre to host the Pan-African Parliament and (b) total costs, including security and related costs for dignitaries, has the Government incurred in hosting the Pan-African Parliament since 2004?

NO2591E INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 22 - 2023 Tuesday, 6 June 2023 784 329.
M. Gen O S Terblanche (DA) to ask the Minister of Police: Whether, with reference to the issuing by the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Mr R O Lamola, of a certificate of exemption in terms of section 46(3) of the Regulation of Interception of Communication and Provision of Communication-related Information Act, Act 70 0f 2002, to the SA Police Service (SAPS) to be in possession of listed equipment in terms of the specified Act for a period of five years, any investigations have been launched to investigate allegations that listed equipment had been procured and was in possession of the SAPS’ illegally prior to the issuing of the certificate of exemption; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
NO2592E 330.

M. Gen O S Terblanche (DA) to ask the Minister of Police: Whether he has taken any steps to bolster the SA Police Service in Graskop to enable them to respond and protect the community instead of hiding in the police station while armed criminals wreak havoc in the town; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NO2593E 331.
NO2593E 331.

Mr W Horn (DA) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: In light of the confirmation by the President of the Republic, Mr M C Ramaphosa, during the debate on Vote 1: The Presidency, in the National Assembly on 31 May 2023, that the evaluation of the Protected Disclosures Act, Act 26 of 2000, has been finalised, what steps will be taken to improve the protection of whistleblowers?

NO2594E 332.
NO2594E 332.

Mr W Horn (DA) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: In respect of the 386 criminal referrals stemming from the R7,8 billion in COVID-19 procurement corruption from the Special Investigating Unit, what total number of the investigations into the referrals resulted in (a) criminal prosecution and (b) successful convictions?

NO2595E 333.
NO2595E 333.

Mr M S Chabane (ANC) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs: How will his department (a) ensure that it addresses the network challenges of the Appointment Booking System that clients experience which are also compounded by load shedding and (b) mitigate against the challenges posed by load shedding?

NO2596E 334.
NO2596E 334.

Ms M A Molekwa (ANC) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs: What (a) are the updated details of the progress regarding the full functioning of the Border Management Authority (BMA) that has been established as a Schedule 3A Public Entity on 1 April 2023 and (b) has he found to be the noticeable changes that have been recorded since the establishment of the BMA with regard to border management and control?

NO2598E 335.
NO2598E 335.

Ms S Patrein (ANC) to ask the Minister of Police: What (a) are the relevant details of Operation Shanela and (b) results have started to show?

NO2599E INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 22 - 2023 Tuesday, 6 June 2023 785 336.
Ms M A Molekwa (ANC) to ask the Minister of Police: With reference to the efforts of his department to recruit more officers into the SA Police Service (SAPS) which will positively contribute to police visibility and in view of police officials often being exposed to traumatic issues which can have a devastating impact on the mental health of police officials, what (a) steps are being taken to address issues of the mental health of SAPS officials and (b) plans are in place to assist the new recruits in this regard?
NO2600E 337.
Mr A M Seabi (ANC) to ask the Minister of Police: What are the relevant details of the relationship that his department has with sister departments such as the Department of Human Settlements, Department of Cooperative Government and Traditional Affairs and local government for the purposes of crime prevention in view of the increasing population and growing informal settlements giving rise to ever increasing challenges for policing such as poor spatial planning and environmental design that can be attributed to the spike in crime in the Republic?
NO2601E 338.
Ms N P Peacock (ANC) to ask the Minister of Police: In view of the reported 10 512 persons who were raped in the first three months of 2023 of which 4 768 of the rape incidents took place at the home of the victim or at the home of the perpetrator and with children sometimes being exposed to the specified acts of violence in their homes which can have devastating effect on them when they are older, what relationship does his department have with the Department of Basic Education and Department of Social Development to teach children about crime prevention and responses to crime in their homes?
NO2602E 339.
Ms G P Marekwa (ANC) to ask the Minister of Police: With reference to the Criminal and Related Matters Amendment Act, Act 12 of 2021, Domestic Violence Amendment Act, Act 14 of 2021 and the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, Act 32 of 2007, that Parliament passed to fight and prevent gender-based violence and to which the President, Mr M C Ramaphosa assented, what (a) steps has his department taken to operationalise the specified Acts since their enactment and (b) has he found to have been the results and/or impact thus far?
NO2603E 340.
Mr Q R Dyantyi (ANC) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: What progress has been made thus far in the implementation of the report of the Jali Commission of Inquiry into Corruption and Maladministration in the Department of Correctional Services which was established by President Thabo Mbeki in 2001, specifically as it relates to gangsterism in correctional centres, with the Commission being extremely critical of how his department had failed to deal with prison gangs and sexual violence?
NO2604E INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 22 - 2023 Tuesday, 6 June 2023 786 341.
Ms A Ramolobeng (ANC) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: In view of the silo approach by departments in the prevention and combatting of crime being one of the weaknesses of the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) cluster, following the aftermath of Mr Thabo Bester’s escape, what steps is his department taking to strengthen its relations with sister departments within the JCPS cluster to ensure that such an incident never takes place again?

NO2605E 342.
NO2605E 342.

Mr X Nqola (ANC) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: What notable progress has he found has been made since Parliament passed the Criminal and Related Matters Amendment Act, Act 12 of 2021, Domestic Violence Amendment Act, Act 14 of 2021, and the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, Act 32 of 2007, in the fight against and prevention of gender- based violence?

NO2606E 343.
NO2606E 343.

Ms N H Maseko-Jele (ANC) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: With reference to the strengthening of prosecutorial authority requiring specialised training and with state capture and white-collar crimes requiring such specialisation, what steps has his department taken to strengthen the work of the National Prosecuting Authority in state capture crimes?

NO2607E 344.
NO2607E 344.

Mr X Nqola (ANC) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: What measures has his department put in place to raise awareness in the public about the important Thuthuzela care centres, which in many areas, especially rural areas and townships, are not known?

NO2608E 345.
NO2608E 345.

Mr T N Mmutle (ANC) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: In view of the position of the Civilian Defence Ministry having two appointed acting officials of which one is from the civilian section and the other one from the uniform section, (a) how has she addressed the anomaly and (b) what is the policy position on acting appointment(s) and their timeframe(s)?

NO2609E 346.
Ms P A Phetlhe (ANC) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: In view of the 2023 Budget Vote wherein it was noted that R18,2 million that is reprioritised over the next three years from the compensation of employees in the SA Military Health Services (SAMHS) Support programmes, to payment for capital assets such as ambulances, radiology machines and other deployable field medical equipment, what (a) plans will be put in place to acquire the specified resources and/or equipment speedily and bring it in service and (b) steps will be taken to ensure that SAMHS improve management in reduction on overtime work?
NO2610E INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 22 - 2023 Tuesday, 6 June 2023 787 347.
Ms T I Legwase (ANC) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: With Armscor as the contract manager, the SA National Defence Force and Denel having been instructed by the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans to make a final determination on the future of Project Hoefyster, what (a) is the status of the project (details furnished) since the project is an important project for the refurbishment of the SA Army’s Infantry capability and (b) will be the next steps towards making a final determination on the project?
NO2611E 348.
Ms M R M Mothapo (ANC) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: (1) With reference to deserving military veterans across the Republic who need assistance in accordance with the Military Veterans Act, Act 18 of 2011, but are facing a dysfunctional Department of Military Veterans (DMV), which is unable to roll-out benefits due to high vacancy rates, what steps are being taken to fill the high vacancy rate at the DMV; (2) how does her department intend to improve its spending targets with regard to the underspending in recent years (details furnished)?
NO2612E 349.
Ms A J Beukes (ANC) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: In view of joint operations along the land borders of the Republic requiring a well- trained and well-equipped SA National Defence Force with the National Treasury agreeing to supply R85 million for the purpose of acquiring borderline technology in the 2022-23 financial year, what (a) were the procurement challenges that prevented the acquisition of the specified technology in March 2023 and (b) steps will she take to prevent the challenges in future?
NO2613E 350.
Ms A H Mthembu (ANC) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: Given that the latest SA National Defence Force (SANDF) morale survey found a neutral morale position of the Force, which were neither high levels of morale nor low levels, how will the SANDF improve the morale as it was identified that the procurement and quality purchases of SANDF equipment will be able to boost morale, in light of the SANDF and specifically the army facing the constraints of limited funds to make such a procurement of equipment?
NO2614E 351.
Ms T R M Zungu (ANC) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: (1) (2) Whether she has been able to assess the level of interest amongst the South African youth to join the Military Skills Development System (MSDS) in the Republic; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, whether she has found that the current system is able to ensure that the Republic retains honest and skilled talent that is committed to serve the Republic; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what number of volunteers currently serve under the MSDS?
NO2615E INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 22 - 2023 Tuesday, 6 June 2023 788 352.
Mr V C Xaba (ANC) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: (1) (2) Whether her department has any plans in place to replace the extremely old Dakota maritime patrol aircraft in use by the SA Air Force with long-range drones and/or unmanned aerial vehicles as a cost-effective alternative for maritime patrols; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; to what extent will she introduce technological interventions to mitigate the shortfall of the number of deployed sub-units for land border safeguarding as the deployed sub-units still remain at 15 rather than the recommended 22 sub- units (details furnished) owing to the ceiling placed on the compensation of employees?
NO2616E 353.

Mr D L Moela (ANC) to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation: Whether, by inviting the Russian President, Mr Vladimir Putin, to the 15th BRICS summit in the Republic, the Government condones the specified person’s alleged human rights abuses and disregard for international law; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

NO2617E 354.
NO2617E 354.

Mr B S Nkosi (ANC) to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation: Whether her department assists ordinary citizens of the Republic and other countries to participate in and/or benefit from the decisions made at BRICS summits; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

NO2619E 355.
NO2619E 355.

Mr M Hlengwa (IFP) to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation: Whether there are any bilateral diplomatic discussions taking place between the Republic and the Kingdom of Lesotho regarding the ongoing parliamentary processes in Lesotho laying claim to certain parts of the Republic; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NO2620E 356.
NO2620E 356.

Mr M Hlengwa (IFP) to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation: What progress has been made by the Republic to reform the United Nations Security Council?

NO2621E 357.
Mr B N Herron (Good) to ask the Minister of Police: Considering that in January 2023, the former Chief Executive Officer of Eskom, Mr André De Ruyter, outlined multiple instances of organised crime, sabotage and death threats at the Tutuka Power Station at his initial Standing Committee on Public Accounts briefing, (a) what meaningful progress has been made in the past five months into investigations and arrests at the specified power station and (b) with many of the specified crimes being committed by organised crime cartels, what protection and/or assistance has the Crime Intelligence Agency made available to potential human targets and plants of Eskom against acts of killing and sabotage?
NO2622E INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 22 - 2023 Tuesday, 6 June 2023 789 358.
Mr A V Khoza (EFF) to ask the Minister of Police: In light of the fact that in some cash-in-transit crime scenes, cartridges and ammunition used by the Police and SA Defence Force are found, which means that either firearms and/or ammunition from the two institutions are used in committing the crimes, what total number of (a) cash-in-transit crime scenes has the Police attended to in the past two financial years and (b) the specified crime scenes contained cartridges from either of the institutions?
NO2623E 359.

Mr A V Khoza (EFF) to ask the Minister of Police: Whether the National Police Commissioner was (a) in possession of a police clearance certificate at the time of appointment and (b) vetted to handle sensitive top-secret documents; if not, what is the risk that he has found the appointment of someone without such clearance poses to the nation; if so, what are the relevant details?

NO2624E 360.
Mr Y Tetyana (EFF) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs: With regard to the Constitutional Court ruling in 2017, in the Lawyers for Human Rights v Minister of Home Affairs case declaring Section 34(1) of the Immigration Act, Act 13 of 2002, invalid and inconsistent with the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, and that the specified section should be amended to be brought in line with the Constitution within a period of 24 months, what are the reasons that his department has not actioned the ruling of the Court by introducing an amending Bill in Parliament?
NO2625E 361.

Mr Y Tetyana (EFF) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs: (a) What role did his department play in the extradition and/or deportation of Mr Thabo Bester and Ms Nandipha Magudumana to the Republic and (b) on what legal authority did his department rely during the whole process of returning the fugitives to the Republic?

NO2626E 362.
Mrs Y N Yako (EFF) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: In light of the fact that the Democratic Governance and Rights Unit at the University of Cape Town released a report on the State of the Judiciary in some of the Southern African Development Communities, including the Republic, where it is noted that in the Republic, the libraries of judges are poorly maintained and not updated regularly and that some judges do not even have functioning telephones, what (a) has been the support of his department to the judiciary since 30 May 2019 to ensure the proper functioning of the judiciary and (b) are the reasons that his department has not been assisting the judiciary with maintained and updated libraries?
NO2627E 363.

Mrs Y N Yako (EFF) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: What (a) is the total number of detainees who have escaped from correctional facilities in the Republic over the past five years and (b) are the conditions that make escapes from jail possible for inmates?

NW2628E INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 22 - 2023 Tuesday, 6 June 2023 790 364.
Mrs T P Msane (EFF) to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation: Whether she and/or the Government intends to declare the Ambassador of the United States of America a persona non grata based on two occasions that he communicated incorrect information to the South African public without following proper procedure, causing fear and doubt in the capabilities of the State; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, by what date?

NO2629E 365.
NO2629E 365.

Mrs T P Msane (EFF) to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation: How were the African Heads of States nominated that will lead the peace initiative to Russia and Ukraine, considering that some of the countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo have been unstable for many years?

NO2630E 366.
NO2630E 366.

Mr W T I Mafanya (EFF) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: Whether her department is leasing any land and/or properties; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) total amount is her department paying per annum for leased land and/or properties and (b) security risk does the continued leasing of properties pose for the Republic?

NO2631E 367.
NO2631E 367.

Mr W T I Mafanya (EFF) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: What progress has she made to resolve the problems faced by military veterans, which led to some military veterans allegedly taking some of the officials hostage?

NO2632E 368.
NO2632E 368.

Mrs L F Tito (EFF) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs: Following his announcement to pilot self-service kiosks to be placed in some shopping malls, what are the reasons that he is not considering spreading the kiosks to the rural areas where the services are needed the most?

NO2633E INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 22 - 2023